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Carmen D. Harris, M.P.H., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues assessed participation in aerobic physical and muscle-strengthening activities among U.S. adults using 2011 survey data from 497,967 respondents to the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System from U.S. states and the District of Columbia.
The researchers found that 20.6 percent of adult respondents met both aerobic activity and muscle-strengthening guidelines. The prevalence of meeting both guidelines varied from 12.7 to 27.3 percent among U.S. states and the District of Columbia. Overall, 51.6 and 29.3 percent of U.S. adults met the guidelines for aerobic activity and muscle-strengthening, respectively.
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By PAULA MOHR
Some very determined swine farmers and their veterinarians are working toward eliminating a devastating disease from herds in southern Minnesota.
Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus has been diagnosed in hog farms across the state since the early 1990s. Veterinarian Paul Ruen, Fairmont Vet Clinic, says some of his clients' herds were among the first to be inflicted with deadly reproductive problems and respiratory illnesses. "It's been a very disastrous disease, financially and emotionally, to producers," Ruen says.
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• Air infiltration plays a major role in eliminating PRRS in barns.
• The investment runs about $200 per sow — the same as the cost of the disease.
• Employees learn new ways to practice biosecurity on sow farms.
That's why Ruen and veterinarians at his clinic and in Pipestone and St. Peter are involved with a University of Minnesota project led by veterinarian Scott Dee that focuses on barn air filtration and biosecurity to reduce and eliminate swine exposure to the disease. This is no small task, considering that U-M research has helped prove that PRRS easily travels up to six miles via the air. It moves more in cool, damp weather and thrives in low-sunlight/high-humidity conditions. With PRRS you have to consider how to control disease in the whole neighborhood, not just on one farm.
Veterinarian Jeff Kurt, Fairmont, has been working with a boar stud that had consistent disease outbreaks prior to 2005. That year, the owner decided to evaluate the effectiveness of air infiltration and installed attic ventilation units. From 2005 through 2008, the units circulated air during prime PRRS seasons, from September through May.
The investment paid off. PRRS has remained at bay, even with increased PRRS activity in Fairmont during the summer of 2008. That year, for additional protection, the stud owner decided to filter barn air year-round. He fitted filters to cooling units, added more filters and fans to create positive air pressure to increase air flow, tightened up exterior openings, and filled cracks and crevices.
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Word spread around Fairmont about the success at the boar stud. For the past year, two sow farms — one with 2,500 head and one with 1,500 head — have been operating with building updates and air infiltration. Three more farms are making renovations this fall. "The technology fits any size of farm," Kurt says.
The cost to filter barns ranges from $100 to $250 per sow, depending on the amount of remodeling and new construction that takes place. The thoroughness of "buttoning up" the facilities and providing continuous filtered airflow is similar to bio-secure laboratories on the U-M St. Paul campus.
At Make Line Ridge near Fairmont, a 2,500-sow herd owned by Kevin Hugoson and managed by Kaj Jensen, all employees and visitors enter through a new double-door foyer. An 18-inch wall fan, triggered on when the exterior door opens, creates positive air pressure in the entry, preventing outside air from coming in. After walking through the second foyer door, a glass board-covered bench forces people to stop, sit and change footwear.
All other doors have been sealed, except one for supply delivery and pickup in the furnace room. This controls everyone's entrance into the barn and eliminates the chance of disease coming in.
Another door, on the west end, is dedicated to loading out dead sows. A cement drop area was added outside the door for ease of animal removal. No one steps outside anymore to dispose of animals.
To filter incoming air, Hugoson hired a contractor to build filtration boxes over all ceiling barn inlets in the attic. Each box contains two types of filters.The top one, which is a regular furnace filter, costs about $3 and will have to be changed one to two times a year. The inside filter, with a rating of MERV 14, costs about $100 to $110, depending on size. Hugoson hopes this filter lasts three years.
Other exterior air inlets are covered with flaps or fabric socks. These socks or curtains collapse or close with negative air pressure, blocking the entry of the airborne virus. Plus, all obvious cracks along fans and pump-out areas were caulked or sealed in some manner.
Hugoson also invested in building a four-bin dead animal compost barn, which sits on the south side of the sow barns. It takes about two months to compost animal remains. The compost is then spread on fields.
With all the updates, Hugoson figures he's invested about $200 per sow to eliminate PRRS, which is about equal to the cost of one PRRS break on the farm.
New habits for all
Employees continue to learn new ways of completing chores. The farm has a new herd biosecurity manual that is reviewed and updated.Veterinarians Ruen and Kurt provided one-page protocol sheets that describe how to do tasks.
With six full-time employees at Make Line, the process is a continual give-and-take of ideas and concerns. The most important fact, however, is that everyone is on board with the end result — no more PRRS.
That's the same goal over at Welcam Farm, another operation owned by Hugoson.
"We've seen PRRS' effects on sows, and we want to work on this [to eliminate the disease] as much as the owners do," says manager Rick Benson. Farm employees went through several training sessions with Kurt that reviewed biosecurity practices, such loading pigs and disinfecting areas.
To minimize disease risk with transportation, a load-out room was added. That cost an additional $20,000 — an investment that most other farmers wouldn't have to make.
"To do it right, you might have to make some investment," Kurt says. "Here, we made the cull sow room big enough so you can load the trailer in one shot. We try to plan and focus on the details to minimize the risk."
Team effort: Veterinarian Jeff Kurt (left) and farm manager Rick Benson, along with Welcam Farm employees, work as a team to practice biosecurity and keep PRRS out of sow barns.
Catching a virus: Double-filter boxes are proving to be an effective deterrent for PRRS. A U-M study from June 2006 to mid-September involving 4,714 pigs showed that mechanical filters with a MERV 16 or a MERV 14 level of efficiency successfully prevent the airborne transport and transmission of PRRS.
Stays on the farm: Make Line Ridge no longer relies on off-farm dead animal disposal since owners built a four-bin animal compost barn.
The end: Rather than haul dead animals outside through various doors, only one exit and loading ramp handles carcasses at Make Line Ridge. Employees no longer have to carry animals to an outside area for disposal, exposing themselves to possible airborne diseases.
Another layer: Socks on fans and shade-like mats in front of vents provide another way to keep viruses out. Negative air pressure causes the socks and mats to cover inlets.
Clean entry: To contain dirty foot traffic, Make Line Ridge and Welcam Farm have benches that obviously remind employees and visitors to sit and remove or change their boots and shoes. The office floors are now much cleaner. Every farmhouse should have one in its entry.
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With 324 wins, she is second in NCAA Division II history only to Ferne Labati of Seton Hill, while in the highest percentage category, Burson sits only behind Chris Kielsmeier with a winning percentage of .7232 after 14 years of coaching, and one season of full NCAA competition.
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John Carrick of Georgia College & State University is listed 11th all-time in winning percentage at .6044, with 437 victories and 286 losses in 25 years, while Jay Sparks of Columbus State has accumulated a .6166 winning percentage in 19 seasons with 349 victories and 217 defeats to fall 24th all-time.
Delta State's Sandra Rushing, who is the reigning DII Bulletin National Coach of the Year, sits 36th all-time, gathering 296 wins to 233 losses in 19 seasons for a winning percentage of .5595. The Lady Saints will open their 2008-09 season at Delta State University, against a squad that finished last season with a record of 33-1, and an appearance in the Final Four.


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Although Sequoiadendron giganteum is the formal name for the redwoods that grow here, everyone outside the classroom calls them sequoias, big trees, or Sierra redwoods. Their monstrously thick trunks and branches, remarkably shallow root systems, and neck-craning heights are almost impossible to believe, as is the fact they can live for more than 2,500 years. Many of these towering marvels are in the Giant Forest stretch of Generals Highway, which connects Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks.
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Worcester have lost all five of their matches in the Aviva Premiership so far this season, leaving them at the bottom and seven points adrift.
A 9-9 draw with Oyonnax on Saturday in the Challenge Cup left the club still waiting for that first victory under Ryan's tenure.
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Rough Times! – This place is overpriced, has small portions, food was cold(nothing worse than cold eggs!) Family oriented- I don't think so! I recommend 8th Street Grill!
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In the last days before the 2004 Presidential election, Patrick Henry College, in Purcellville, Virginia, excused all its students from classes, because so many of them were working on campaigns or wanted to go to the swing states to get out the vote for George W. Bush. Elisa Muench, a junior, was interning in the White House's Office of Strategic Initiatives, which is overseen by Karl Rove. On Election Day, she stood on the South Lawn with the rest of the White House staff to greet the President and Mrs. Bush as they returned from casting their votes in Texas. Muench cheered along with everyone else, but she was worried. Her office was "keeping up contact with Karl," and she knew that the early exit polls were worse than expected. Through the night, she watched the results, as Bush's electoral-vote total began to rise. The next morning, after Kerry conceded, she stood in the crowd at the Bush campaign's victory party, in clothes she'd been wearing all night, and "cried and screamed and laughed, it was so overwhelming."
I found Muench in the Patrick Henry cafeteria at lunchtime one day a few months later. She is twenty-one years old and has clear, bright hazel eyes and sandy-brown hair that she straightens and then curls with an iron. Patrick Henry is a Christian college, though it is not affiliated with any denomination, and it gives students guidelines on "glorifying God with their appearance." During class hours, the college enforces a "business casual" dress code designed to prepare the students for office life—especially for offices in Washington, D.C., fifty miles to the east, where almost all the students have internships, with Republican politicians or in conservative think tanks. When I met Muench, she was wearing a cardigan and a navy skirt. The boys in the cafeteria all had neatly trimmed hair, and wore suits or khakis and button-down shirts; girls wore slacks or skirts just below the knee, and sweaters or blouses. Most said grace before eating, though they did it silently and discreetly, with a quick bow of the head.
Muench told me that she loved working for Rove—answering the phone and having a senator on the line, meeting Andrew Card, the chief of staff ("He's a nice guy"), and Vice-President Dick Cheney ("He's really funny"). She took a bus from Patrick Henry at six every morning to arrive at the White House by seven-thirty. Her work with Rove, she told me, affirmed her belief that he was a political genius.
In her sophomore year, Muench had become the first—and, so far, the only—woman at Patrick Henry to run for a student-government executive office, when she entered the race for vice-president. Campaigns are unusually intense at Patrick Henry; candidates hire pollsters and form slates. One of Muench's friends, Matthew du Mée, was on an opposing slate, and the race caused a strain. (Both lost.) Muench's internship with Rove has given her a reputation, much envied on campus, as someone worth knowing. The day we spoke, a sophomore leaned across the table and asked, "How much do you make, starting salary, working on the Hill?"
"I'm not sure," Muench said.
"I heard one of the graduates working for Joe Pitts is making, like, thirty-two thousand dollars. That's not that much." (Pitts is a Republican congressman.)
"Well, it's not too bad if you're a single person," Muench told him.
"Do you have any intentions of running for office?" the sophomore asked.
"Yes," she said.
At that moment, Muench's cell phone rang. It was Cheney's office, calling to thank her for volunteering for the Vice-President's Christmas party, and to ask if she would allow her name to be put on a list for future openings.
Muench, like eighty-five per cent of the students at Patrick Henry, was homeschooled, in her case in rural Idaho. Homeschoolers are not the most obvious raw material for a college whose main mission, since its founding, five years ago, has been to train a new generation of Christian politicians. Politics, after all, is the most social of professions, and many students arrive at Patrick Henry having never shared a classroom with anyone other than their siblings. In conservative circles, however, homeschoolers are considered something of an élite, rough around the edges but pure—in their focus, capacity for work, and ideological clarity—a view that helps explain why the Republican establishment has placed its support behind Patrick Henry, and why so many conservative politicians are hiring its graduates.
Patrick Henry's president, Michael Farris, is a lawyer and minister who has worked for Christian causes for decades. He founded the school after getting requests from two constituencies: homeschooling parents and conservative congressmen. The parents would ask him where they could find a Christian college with a "courtship" atmosphere, meaning one where dating is regulated and subject to parental approval. The congressmen asked him where they could find homeschoolers as interns and staffers, "which I took to be shorthand for 'someone who shares my values,' " Farris said. "And I knew they didn't want a fourteen-year-old kid." So he set out to build what he calls the Evangelical Ivy League, and what the students call Harvard for Homeschoolers.
Farris is fifty-three but seems younger, with thick brown hair and a slightly amused expression. He and his wife, Vickie, began to homeschool their children (they have ten) in 1982, and the next year he founded the Home School Legal Defense Association, to challenge state laws that made it difficult to homeschool children. In 1993, he ran, unsuccessfully, for lieutenant governor of Virginia. At the time, evangelicals had yet to emerge as a national political force; many preferred to keep their distance from secular culture, which is one reason that Patrick Henry parents educated their children at home. Since then, Rove has built an entire campaign around mobilizing Christian conservatives. In a speech at the American Enterprise Institute after the 2000 election, he said that the President had lost the popular vote because fewer than expected "white, evangelical Protestants" had come to the polls. One of Rove's principal strategies for victory in 2004 was working to increase this group's numbers, and on Election Day four million more evangelicals voted than in 2000.


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Serves 5 to 6
Green olives and preserved lemon give this Moroccan-influenced stew a tart-salty counterpoint to the sweet chunks of butternut squash.
Position a rack in the bottom third of the oven and heat the oven to 325°F.
Spread the lamb on paper towels to dry for 10 to 20 minutes before browning. (You can use this time to chop the onion, celery, and carrot). If the meat is very wet, pat it dry.
In a 6-quart Dutch oven or other heavy-duty pot, heat 3 Tbs. oil over medium to medium-high heat until shimmering hot. Season about one-third of lamb with salt and pepper and arrange it in a single layer in the pot (there should be at least 1/2 inch of space between the pieces). Brown well on at least 4 sides, adjusting the heat as necessary; each batch should take about 10 minutes to brown. Transfer the lamb to a large bowl or rimmed baking sheet as it browns and repeat with the rest of the lamb, seasoning with salt and pepper before browning. Once all of the lamb is browned, remove the pot from the heat to let it cool for a few minutes.
Pour all but 2 Tbs. of the fat from the pot. (If there is not enough, add oil to equal 2 Tbs.) Return the pot to medium heat, then add the onion, celery, and carrot. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper, and cook, stirring often and scraping the bottom of the pot with a wooden spatula, until the vegetables begin to soften, 5 to 6 minutes. Stir in the garlic, tomato paste, caraway, and cayenne and cook, stirring occasionally, until fragrant, 1 to 2 minutes.
Add the wine, stirring with the wooden spatula to dissolve any browned bits on the bottom of the pot. Raise the heat to medium high and boil to reduce by about half, 5 to 8 minutes. Add the beef broth and 1-1/2 cups water. Bring to a boil.
Return the lamb to the pot along with any accumulated juice. Lower the heat to maintain a simmer.
Crumple a 12x16-inch piece of parchment, then flatten it out. (Crumpling makes for easy handling.) Place the parchment directly on the surface of the stew, allowing the ends to come up the sides of the pot. Cover and put in the oven.
After 1 hour of stewing, add the onion wedges to the pot. Cover with the parchment and lid, return to the oven. After another 30 minutes, add the squash. Cover with the parchment and lid, return the pot to the oven, and cook until the lamb is fork-tender, 3/4 to 1-1/4 hours more. (Shoulder cuts will take longer than leg cuts.)
Stir in the chickpeas. Return to the oven for 5 minutes. Stir in the olives, preserved lemon, and parsley. Degrease the stew by laying a clean paper towel over the surface of the stew and gently pushing it into all the bumps and dips, then quickly peeling it off. Repeat as necessary with more paper towels. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.
The stew can be made up to 2 days ahead: Skip the degreasing step, cool to room temperature, cover, and refrigerate. Once the stew is chilled, lift the solidified fat off the top with a slotted spoon. Reheat the stew over medium-low heat to serve.
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by gandymac,
2/18/2013I just made this, however, I substituted beef for the lamb. Still delicious! I was not able to find any preserved lemons in any grocery store, so googled how to make them. Simple, however, it takes 3 weeks. I found another way to speed the process up (lightly frying and sticking in oven) by googling. This recipe is scrumptious, and a nice way to try a "different" winter stew.
Everyone in the family loved this, even those who swear they hate squash.
by DrKoob,
1/13/2013I love stews. Especially in the winter. So when the latest issue showed up with a Make your own recipes for stews, I was thrilled. I made this particular one tonight. My second of the bunch. I have set a a goal to make all seven before the first day of spring. Love these.
First, never thought of baking stew but after two I can tell you it works. Love the finishes.These with the preserved lemon and olives makes an amazing finish so that every bite takes different.
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The Marshalltown Police Department wants to remind the public that the snow ordinance is now in effect. All residents who live along the designated snow routes are asked to please move their vehicle to assist the Public Works Department in snow clearing operations.
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There could come a time during the postseason when Florida Gators center Patric Young is going to need to make a free throw, or else.
Unless something changes, the Gators better hope their postseason does not come to rest on Young's broad shoulders, beginning in Friday night's opening game against Northwestern State.
Young was 6 of 17 from the line during the SEC Tournament, including 1 of 4 in Sunday's 66-63 loss to Ole Miss in the title game. The loss dropped Florida to 0-6 in games decided by single digits this season.
A 49.6-percent shooter from the line (59 of 119), Young is hitting just 42.1 percent from the line in Florida's seven losses.
Young had little to say Thursday about his struggles.
"I'm not going to sulk or stress about it," he said. "Worrying about the last free throw isn't going to help me make the next one. I'll do the best I can."
Stressed or not, there seems to be a mental component at play here.
Young shot 70.3 percent (26 of 37) as a freshman and 59.3 percent (54 of 91) a season ago.
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The fact that this case has carried on so long shows just how broken our system is. It is very clear that the NCAA and EA sports marketed these players likeness and every year they make millions of dollars of the likeness of these kids. Ask any kid that buys NCAA football and they are buying it to play with their favorite player. It's a shame and a joke and a sad example of how the wealthy and powerful can exploit others and buy their way to a distorted version of justice.
Federal judge denies NCAA's motion to dismiss Ed O'Bannon antitrust lawsuit
Another domino in the longest-ever episode of Law and Order has fallen. A federal judge denied the NCAA's motion to dismiss the antitrust suit brought on in the Ed O'Bannon case regarding the use of student-athletes' names and likenesses, per USA Today's Steve Berkowitz. This comes on the heels of EA Sports and the Collegiate Licensing Company withdrawing from the case and settling with the players.
If the settlement holds up, the NCAA would be the lone remaining defendant in the suit. Judge Claudia Wilken ruled that the defendant's claims do not "preclude Plaintiffs from asserting publicity rights in the specific types of broadcasts at issue here."
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Wilken said that a 1984 Supreme Court ruling that the NCAA has relied upon to preserve its amateurism system "does not stand for the sweeping proposition that student-athletes must be barred, both during their college years and forever thereafter, from receiving any monetary compensation for the commercial use of their names, images, and likenesses. Although it is possible that the NCAA's ban on student-athlete pay serves some procompetitive purpose, such as increasing consumer demand for college sports, Plaintiffs' plausible allegations to the contrary must be accepted as true at the pleading stage."
The motion's dismissal was not unexpected, as the legal process continues to unfold. The NCAA has maintained that it will fight this case to the end, which could produce years of litigation and appeals if/when the parties get to the courtroom.
EA Sports has already announced it will not be making a college football game in 2014.
Wow, I make a post saying that the NCAA is in a tailspin crashing to the ground and I wonder if they will survive, and SI deletes it? Is SI working with the NCAA, are they getting some side money in deleting any and all bad comments about the NCAA?
NCAA better find a way to settle this
@Cool I've been posting similar sentiments for the past couple years. There is certainly a strong relationship between various stake holders in the south, primarily in Atlanta it seems, that realize the kids that play in the NCAA are a huge cash cow and they are doing everything they can to stay on the money train. The billion dollar contract between ESPN and the SEC is just one example.


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WFB Referendum Notes
As you may have read, the Whitefish Bay School District will have two referendum questions on the Nov. 3rd ballot, which is about 5 weeks away.
I have yet to take a position on the votes, although I will pass along some of the information I've received:
Pat Tillman was a tough-tough defender in the National Football League. He feared no man. When he enlisted to become a Ranger in Afghanistan, it surprised many. He was making multi-millions of dollars as a pro football player. No one can question Pat Tillman's courage and service to his country.
From his earliest deployment in Afghanistan, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and George W. Bush wanted to use his story to cover their mistakes in Iraq. However that didn't happen for at least two reasons. First, Tillman made it very clear that he did not want them to "parade me through the streets." His motives for joining the military had nothing to do with being seen as a hero. Nevertheless the Bush crowd waited until they might utilize him some way. Second, Tillman called our war in Iraq "illegal as hell," and thought it was carried out on an "imperial whim."
The Fall Market
With autumn upon us, we are approaching the end of the 2009 season for the East Town Market in Cathedral Square.
Roman Polansky, noted film producer-director, enticed, drugged, raped a 13-year-old girl. After being charged in court, he fled the U.S. After all these years he was taken into custody by Swiss officials in Zurich. The U.S. wants him extradicted.
A resounding cry has sounded from the "creative arts" community that he should be let go. They say the original judge was unfair. They say that after all these years he should be absolved. They say that because he is such a creative person, he should be given special consideration. They say the 13-year-old girl is now a mature woman and does not want him prosecuted [he paid her a handsome sum for a settlement...admitting his guilt once again].
IOC: That Bunch of Racists
One day after Jimmy Carter turned 85 years old, he gets another example of how racism is turning the Obama presidency into a series of bad luck events.
Barack Obama thought he had a slam dunk. He could take a day or two out of his busy schedule, take Air Force One to Denmark for a one-hour meeting, this also takes a hiatus from global warming responsibilities, and deliver a personal speech to the IOC. In that speech, again he enumerated what a poor country the United States has become over the past few years but his good deeds as a good deed doer will turn things around and have Chicago make America proud again as an endcap on his presidency. It all seems so simple. No room for errors.
WFB Armory, Klode, Lake Traffic Calming
Here's the run-down of the October 5th Trustee Meeting:
- Former WFB Trustee, current Milwaukee County Supervisor Joe Rice gave us a County Budget update. To summarize: It's gone to hell in a handbasket. It's a little premature to discuss, since County Exec Scott Walker just created Budget 1.0, and we've seen this movie before. The County Supervisors will severely alter the budget in the next month.
- Also former WFB Trustee John Kearns dropped by to give an update on the Armory Park Memorial project.
The project has raised enough money to put shovels in the ground, and will complete significant parts before the ground freezes.
Funds are still needed for example, for water access, to allow gardens .. so take a moment and consider a donation. Click here for their donation form.
- We approved a contract for study of a Lake Drive Traffic Calming / Pedestrian Enhancement project. The project will look at Lake Drive in its entirety as it runs through WFB, and suggest enhancements. However -- since Lake is State trunk Highway 32, there are a number of typical traffic calming features that might not be approved by the State DOT.
- We were presented with 3 bids to tear down the Klode Park play structure and replace it with something from the same company that manufactured the Cahill structure. The reason for this change is to comply with ADA regulations to make playgrounds more handicapped accessible. -- Most of the funds for this comes from CDBG grants.
However. A number of Trustees, myself included, were hoping for a better option, whereby the playground would be added to, instead of replaced. The current structure is less than 15 years old, and was donated by many generous families, as memorial plaques attest. It would be a shame if we tore it all down, and I assume some or all who donated would be displeased.
One aspect of the new playground is that the wood chips would be removed, to be replaced by rubber mats, which are more wheelchair friendly. This complicates the possibility of keeping the old structure, since significant ground prep is needed to install the mats.
In the end, the project was tabled, and we'll give Village staff a week to rethink, and hopefully propose something with a middle ground. (Villager thoughts?)
- We spent several hours combing through the Village's Comprehensive Plan. Take a look at it, it's quite impressive, documenting WFB's characteristics, yielding recommendations for the future. Public input for the plan has been ongoing, and a Public Hearing is scheduled in two weeks.
*While watching the Packers-Vikings game and reading-viewing after-game accounts, I am amazed at how much was made of Brett Favre's great game and how little was made of Aaron Rodgers miraculous game. Yes, Favre is an all-time great quarterback and he had a very good game. But Favre was not sacked or even touched during the entire game. Any NFL quarterback would have a good game under those conditions, and Favre has the best running back in the League in his backfield.
Rodgers, on the other hand, was sacked over and over, rushed over and over, and his offensive line as like a sieve. Yet Rodgers kept the game close, and few, if any other NFL quarterbacks would have had that marvelous game under those conditions in a hostile enviroment.
Almost the Same Percentage of Americans will Die of Cancer this Year as in 1950 !!!
In the Current Debate over Health Care in the USA, I never hear about "What" Health Care is Now --- compared to Health Care over 50 Year Ago ......... but if you think about it, the Only Real Difference, is that we now have Medications that Prolong our Lives, and do a Better Job of Alleviating Suffering.
Other than Better Surgery (replacing hearts, hips, knees), the Only Major Advances in Medicine in the Last 70 Years or so has been Innoculations, which can help to Prevent Diseases (Polio was the Big Breakthrough) and Antibiotics that Stave Off Infections (bacterial, not viral).
Responsible Leadership . . . FINALLY!!
It is becoming increasingly rare to actually see some responsible leadership from an elected official. However, we are seeing it again from Milwaukee County executive Scott Walker. And of course, the critics are out to cast stone's at the glass House of fiscal responsibility.
Scott Walker was elected six years ago to clean up the mouse created by Tom Ament and a host of county supervisors who selfishly only voted for their own interests. They voted themselves a huge retirement payouts and large pensions to be footed by the taxpayer of the county. Then they were all surprised when they lost recall elections. They not only should have been thrown out of office, they should be made to forfeit their ill-gotten gain.
While in college he was in the ROTC. He volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army in Vietnam. He was awarded the Silver Star and the Bronze Star. A grenade blew off both his legs and his right arm. After returning home for therapy, he served in several public offices in Georgia, and in 1996 was elected to the U.S. Senate as a Democrat. He was considered a moderate. What an amazing set of heroic accomplishments!
Max Cleland has written a new book about all this, and he recounts in gripping testimony what veterans face when returning home from war. For all of us who make statements about war and often exhibit "patriotic and heroic" actions from someplace other than the battlefield, this is a must read. It is time to "get real" and Mr. Cleland makes it real. But this aspect of the book will get short notice because this book is a political bombshell and revelation.
Critics From the Left
After almost 2 years of continuous praise from the media, president of Barack Obama is now facing some pushback. With almost constant unrelenting acclaim of how great Obama was going to be and what a great information America was going to experience to the point of being sickening to anyone who looks at things objectively, the enthusiasm is starting to wane.
Saturday Night Live opened with the skit taking some jabs at how little Obama has actually accomplished in his first nine months. And this is the time when he will have as much influence to push through his programs and political agenda. If things don't get done now, it will only get more difficult than the next three years. This seems strange coming from NBC was traditionally been his staunchest supporter. But, I'm not crazy enough to think that objectivity will come from Olbermann or Maddow. I'm sure Chris Matthews is still experiencing some tingling.
Far be if from me to decide who should merit the prestige of the Nobel Prize for Peace, but it seems a little premature to award this unique recognition to Barack Obama nine months into his presidency. I understand the fresh voice and hope he brings. I understand what it means to his being the first African American elected to the White House. But these hopes must translate into more direct and specific peace outcomes, though not every Nobel Laureate saw accomplishments evolve from their promise.
Just as I think it is too soon to criticize President Obama in his first nine months in office because he has not solved the avalanche of problems that were years in the making, I think we should temper our showering of praise of this magnitude on him this early.
President Obama is absolutely correct in doing exhaustive research and fact-finding as he decides on the basic and major approaches by the U.S. in Afghanistan. The elephant in the room is that after Bush diverted focus from capturing Osama bin Laden and ending al Qaeda as was imminent at Torah Borah, Bush directed the invasion of Iraq. Afghanistan was left to become a Chinese puzzle. U.S. options in Afghanistan are widely varied, disputed, fraught with danger, and these horrible choices harken back to our disaster in Vietnam. Any chance for a decent outcome in Afghanistan will require complex, new approaches that are carried out intelligently. Listening only to the military would be making the same mistake we made in Vietnam. Their input is essential but limited in perspective.
We are not engaged in only a military battle in Afghanistan. That is the mistake we made from the beginning in both Iraq and Afghanistan. The war in Afghanistan is now the longest in U.S. history. And merely sending 40,000 more combat troops would be a big mistake. We need to find a way to communicate with a wide and splintered illiterate population. Our form of democracy is like trying to foist a 20th century concept onto a 12th century people. And the religious fanaticism that has been trumped up for hundreds of years only adds to the problem. We simply cannot win a war focused only on military infusion and only combat action. The USSR tried that in Afghanistan and failed miserably. And let us recall clearly that the Soviets were close by while we are a half-a-world away. Afghanistan is not a nation in the true sense of the word. It is a fragmented conglomeration of war lords, drug cartels, distortioned Islamists, and a wide spectrum of ethnic splinters.
Obama and 'The Prize'
Even the close supporters of President Barack Obama will acknowledge that the president did little if anything to actually earn the Nobel Peace Prize. A century ago when Theodore Roosevelt or Woodrow Wilson were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, it was because they had put effort into ending a war or bringing peace to the world without achieving world peace.
Woodrow Wilson was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in organizing the League of Nations. He toured the nation promoting his cause urging citizens to persuade their senator to ratify the treaty creating the League of Nations. He exhausted himself so much that it caused a debilitating stroke which left him paralyzed for the rest of his life. Had there been a 25th amendment to the Constitution at the time, Wilson may not have served out his second term. Yet the Senate did not ratify it. Has Obama even come close to doing something like this?
Will the Sheriff round up a posse to go after those felons? And do we really need more guns on the street?
I haven't exactly been taking a sabbatical from Roasted Nuts. I haven't exactly had writer's block, either. Rather, I've just been so inundated with ideas inside my brilliant mind that I haven't been able to piece them all together.
My brilliance. It's a blessing and a curse. In any event, today will be about little more than a few rants and rambles about felons and guns. We hit on each of the 3 big law enforcement gurus in today's Roasted Nuts.
Needless to say, the United States has become so "ultra-sized" that rational thinking is considered outlandish. Both liberals and conservatives in the U.S. bear almost no resemblance to those with similar labels two generations ago. Yes, I believe that the conservatives have gone farther off the deep end than liberals, but both groups' abnormalities are so extreme as to make it a moot point.
It seems that people holding elective office today feel they have to swear allegiance to an extreme version or a distorted version of liberal or conservative in order to function. This is the sad state of affairs in the U.S. today. What has evolved is an America that is far, far removed from both equality and liberty. At one time equality was more closely associated with liberal thought, and critics felt that carrying it to extreme would mean socialism or communism. On the other hand, critics of extreme conservatism felt that left unregulated, it would result in fascism/Nazism. HOWEVER what has actually developed is a cadre of liberals and conservatives, Democrats and Republicans, who are in the hip-pocket of influence buyers. And this has worked to the detriment of the majority of American citizens. Our elected officials --our servants-- no longer serve us, but serve the buyers.
Government to Citizens: Shut Up and Pay
For the past couple of years, liberal bloggers have spent a lot of time pounding away at their keyboards asserting their disdain at what they believe are the untruths delivered to them by the George W. Bush administration. They call them lies. A select number of the liberal bloggers have professed their objectivity to their political leaning. If one is to take this at face value, these bloggers will be turning out blog after blog proclaiming the same from President Obama. They will be calling him a liar. And in the eyes of those who hold them to be objective, they will be correct.
The methods being used and the Democrats in Congress to pass health care reform is embarrassing at best. At its worst, it's deceit and lies. Apparently they believe Americans are very stupid. And looking at who was elected, or reelected, there's not a lot of room for argument. And that's too bad. However, the government looks at itself as being all-powerful, all-knowing, all governing. Instead of trying to dupe Americans, they should be helping them out by explaining what they are actually doing. But that would be embarrassing for them.
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Yes, it's that time of year again – Halloween. It's a time for those of us with a penchant for sweets to rejoice. It's all about the candy, cookies, candy, cupcakes, candy, and all other types of Halloween sweet treats. Did I mention candy??
Here is one of Monkey's favorite Halloween treats. It's quick and easy.
Marshmallow Ghosts
1 large bag of large marshmallows
1 bag of mini chocolate chips
1 can of vanilla frosting (don't use the whipped frosting, it doesn't stick well)
Dab a little frosting on the flat side of a chocolate chip (a toothpick works well) and place it on the side of a marshmallow. This will be one eye of the ghost. Repeat with another marshmallow to create the second eye.
Repeat the process to create as many marshmallow ghosts as you need.
Bad News for Obama
24 hour news channels have only been around for about 29 years. In that period of time, only about five presidents have been affected. Of course as time goes on, the later presidents have dealt with the 24-hour news channels more than the early ones. Not all have existed for the entire 29 years. But now, we're seeing something different. A United States president and his administration are now propagandizing themselves with their agenda to target one news organization -- Fox news.
During last year's campaign, one would practically get sick bed watching news organizations such as NBC, MSNBC, CNN, and others where they are just falling all over themselves as if they are in a contest to see who can give more favorable press to Barack Obama. Do people actually expect objectivity in news reporting from talking heads who claim on the air that they get a tingling feeling up their leg every time they hear Barack Obama speak? I guess MSNBC wins the award for who can be the most biased. CNN actually believes that their ratings are so low because they do not have the opinion talkers of other news organizations. Their ratings are low because they suck.
Oh, how non-combatants love to use the term "support our troops" as they act-out their unsupported fantasies about war and its consequences. The reality of war and the actual support of our brave military men and women is something quite different. We should never enter a war unnecessarily, but those presidents and vice presidents who have no battle experience seem to push us in the direction of war.
Ronald Reagan never served yet chose to invade Greneda. George W. Bush never served in battle, yet he CHOSE to invade Iraq. Not only that, but George W. Bush got himself elected by dissing two military heroes, John McCain in the South Carolina primary and elsewhere, and John Kerry in his run for president. And the strongest war hawk in recent years has been Dick Cheney, who got himself several excuses not to be drafted at all. Former General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, on the other hand, got us out of the Korean War quickly. As shameful as some of these leaders have been, you and I have not given enough attention and support to the veterans when they return from war. Their problems are complex, disabling, and serious. Yet we give them only passing attention.


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To be perfectly honest, we could probably have votes on certain Pokemon and still have more than enough to go through. There's probably somewhere around 300+ Pokemon that are either good or at least viable in one of Ubers, OU, UU, RU, and NU, which would give us about 6 years worth of material. However, the advantage of the RNG is that it is impartial, eliminating any hurt feelings about someone's pick not being chosen or something. It also shakes things up since every once in a while, it's kinda fun to get a PU Pokemon and try to come up with sets for it that actually work.
So yeah, I do think voting would actually be possible as far as raw numbers go, but it's probably best to stick with the RNG.
I think I can understand the vale of the Random Number Generator in terms of picking ever pokemon of the week.
But as far as the chosen pokemon go from the very start of Black and white, I can't recall which tier had the most pokemon. My guess is that either Ubers (movie release rerasons), OU, and NU get the most pokemon presented on this generation's POTW. All I'm hoping is that before October 12, we will have an equal amount of pokemon from every tier (Can't sat much from little cup since we already start fusing them with their evolutions, with a couple misses. Like, where's Gligar? or Togetic?). Hopefully.
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With the 5th gen competitive game-play coming to its near end in about a months time and the start of the new 6th Gen. I feel like there should atleast be another Week Special covering each Gens Starters in the 5th gen competitive game-play scenario.
Out of the 15 Starters, only 5 have been covered so far with the 5th gen perspective (the Unova Starters, Venusaur & Chrizard). This leaves us with 10 other to cover.
I feel that there is a need to cover all the Starters (as well as update the other 5 articles), as these Starter pokemons are special and should deserve more focus especially at the end of each Gen.
I think it would be much easier to do a type based Starters Week Special covering all the 3 types Starters in the span of 3 weeks.
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Um... Uh... I really don't know where else I can go to ask this. With regards to today's POTW on Togekiss... I was wondering why there wasn't a pre-evo corner for Togetic? Even since I saw Chansey's pre-evo corner, I was really looking forward to seeing what there would be to say about Togetic.
But there's nothing there! I don't understand... Togetic can use the eviolite quite well, can't it? Why didn't he get a mention? I waited so patiently for this moment, and I somehow feel that I got... I don't know how else to put it. Ripped off? I don't think I'll be satisfied until I learn why there isn't a pre-evo corner today. I'd just like to know is all.
Wouldn't it make sense to start Gen VI POTW when all Egg Moves are found?
im sorry but this random selection is a bit too much.
pokemon of the week this week is Macargo? AGAIN??
at least try to bring up pokemon that have been updated, or pokemon that werent in 5th gens pokemon of the week. its bore some to see the same pokemon.
keep it random then but exclude the pokemon from last gen of the week unless theyve been updated. comon please.
No one might see this NOW (as of 2014) but, as a suggestion, we should do a pokemon every week, from one generation. By this, I'm saying we should have say, Arcanine, Garydos, Charizrd, and Zapdos. BOOM! An entire month is covered. Do you see what I mean?


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Hello, Mark.
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Sounds like you have a nice collection!
Will look for the post on your DVD. Have fun, and consider telling us more about yourself in the Who Are We thread at the top of this forum.
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Maybe all the individual first threads of the newbies should be posted/moved to the new sticky "Who are we?"
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That Jay Graham thing is interesting. The "awful" coach Derek Dooley was able to get Graham to Tennessee, but the "great" new coach couldn't keep him. Jones is supposed to be such a hit with former player (like that really matters one iota in the end anyway), but he's not a hit with former players Graham or Tee Martin.
1. Spring practice underway at Auburn. Tigers lack numbers at several positions, including quarterback. Coach Gus Malzahn: "The good thing is that they're going to get a lot of reps."
2. Observations from practice No. 1 - "The Tigers are already working on the hurry-up, no-huddle, gone-in-sixty-seconds formations."
3. Auburn safety Erique Florence no longer on the team. " He's taking care of some personal issues, and we wish him the best."
4. He's not the only one leaving. "Blake Burgess will no longer be with the team." Used as a fullback last year.
5. Since Arkansas coach Bret Bielema is not a "quarterback-by-committee guy," either Brandon Mitchell or Brandon Allen will emerge as a clear winner in the QB battle.
6. Proposed rendering for the expansion and renovation of Kentucky's Commonwealth Stadium .
7. South Carolina redshirt freshman T.J. Holloman is impressing at a position the Gamecocks need help this fall – linebacker.
8. Georgia quarterback Hutson Mason on defensive end Ray Drew: "From what I noticed, Ray Drew was really unblockable today."
9. With Aaron Murray away for a banquet, Mason takes snaps with first-team offense,
10. Jay Graham will make $275,000 at Florida State. His replacement as Tennessee's running backs coach – Robert Gillespie – will make $300,000.
11. Florida getting a boost from JUCO players along the defensive line.
12. Biggest void on the LSU defense is the defensive end position -Jermauria Rasco and Danielle Hunter trying to fill big shoes.
13. 27 former LSU players taking part in Pro Day workouts today. 18 former South Carolina players doing the same in Columbia today.
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14. When Florida meets Florida Gulf Coast Friday night - expect the capacity crowd to make life difficult for the Gators.
15. Did Florida turn down Florida Gulf Coast for a pre-season scrimmage? Yes. Urban Meyer has a daughter on the volleyball team at Florida Gulf Coast.
16. Stats guru Nate Silver gives Florida a 21.3% chance to win it all. "The Gators are this year's flash point in the debate between stat geeks and traditionalists."
17. State of Florida with three of the Sweet 16 teams - is the Sunshine State now a basketball state?
18. Tennessee coach Cuonzo Martin reportedly expected to pursue extension and possible renegotiation of his contract.
19. Martin currently tied for 10th-highest paid coach in the SEC.
20. UCLA's firing of Ben Howland could have an impact on Georgia basketball.
21. Three-point shooting one of the keys to advancing in the NCAA Tournament.
22. Kentucky's Nerlens Noel No. 1 on the draft board for ESPN's Chad Ford. Says UK's other three freshmen should stay in school.
23. For the first time since 2003, Mississippi State will play a game in Tupelo next season.
24. The block-charge call - defensive players being rewarded too often?
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26. Cowboys Stadium favorite to host first major college football playoff championship game. Arlington and Tampa thought to be only two cities that bid.
27. When Auburn removes the oak trees at Toomer's Corner on April 20th, Harvey Updyke Jr.'s attorney will be in attendance.
28. Former Alabama A.D. Mal Moore needs a lung transplant.
29. The "old" Big East getting two new members - Tulsa and East Carolina.
30. Sports-talk personality Paul Finebaum has a book deal."Primarily, it's about the culture of the show and how the culture of the show interacts with the SEC."